Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,761, Bartholomew Fuller, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental, Mass.
Fuller, Bartholomew
S 21,761
CONTENTS

92 P Vermont
Bartholomew Miller of Windham in the State of Vt who was a private in the Co. C. commanded by Captain Miller of the Vt. commanded by Col. Cram in the Mass. A. due for 10 mo.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vt at the rate of 20 Dollars & 0 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of April 1832 and sent Claimant with Letter Windham Vt
Arrears to the 4th of March 1832 $ 50 00 Semi-annual allowance ending Sept 4. 33 12 50 $ 62 50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Merrill Clerk Book 2 Vol. 3 Page 64

n o 1820.

State of Vermont County of Windham
On this ninth day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the Probate Court within and for the District of Westminster in the State of Vermont now sitting — Bartholomew Fuller a resident of Grafton in the County of Windham and late aforesaid aged sixty nine years who being first duly sworn according to law clothed on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed Jan y 7 th 1832
That he entered the US Service by enlistment at Wrentham Mass in the Mass militia, in the 15 th year of his age, in 1776, as he believes, in April for the term of six weeks, in a fatigue party to repair fort William Henry on Castle Island. He enlisted as a volunteer — was sent by his father, where he served the full term of his enlistment and was dismissed, but received no written discharge.
The Deponent in the same year of 1776 again entered the United States service at said Wrentham Suffolk County Mass, by enlistment, as a volunteer in the Mass militia, for the term of one month, as a substitute for Col Smith an elderly man of said Wrentham, in August, he believes, under Capt John Mann of Medfield Mass — passed muster
before George Hawes, went to Providence R.I. thence to Bristol R.I. thence back to Providence, thence to Odykes Newtown, a part of North Kingston returned his patridges at Providence and was dismissed after having served the full term aforesaid — no written discharge being given — In the aforesaid service a Mr Vail & Puffer and a man by the name of Robert George Threlke Slough were his mesmats — The British were then in Rhode Island

The Deponent again entered the United States Service by enlisting into the army thereof as a regular soldier at Medway Suffolk County Mass in July 1780 - The town of Medway having been required to furnish thirteen the Deponent volunteered as one of said number. He served in the Third Regiment of Artillery Mass line commanded by Col John Crane, Isaac Bownan Major Commandant, under Thomas Jackson Captain and Isaac Barker first Lieutenant. His Regiment marched to Springfield, thence to West Point, thence to Gen Washingtons head quarters in New Jersey crossing the river by Kings Ferry from Verplank Point to Haverney Point, thence back to West Point was there when Arnold deserted, and there after having served the full term of his enlistment was discharged by a written discharge under the hand of Isaac Bownan Major Commandant which said written discharge is now in the prisoner of this court, together with several Bills of continental money recd by the Deponent as he says in pay for his aforesaid services - being eight bills in no enclosed in the same paper with his discharge, when they have been so kept about fifty years - as he says.
The Deponent hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State. And as pertaining to the Deponents militia service aforesaid, he declares that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service, nor recollects any other officer than those before mentioned, under whom he served - that he has no documentary evidence of the said service in the militia - That he was born at Northbury Worcester County Mass 22 September - 1762 That he has in his possession on the blank leaf of a bible a transcript of his birth from the original record in his fathers bible, which original record his father removed and he is now ignorant where it is - that he has lived since the Rev.

lution, four or five years at Revere N H and the remainder at his present place of residence at Grafton Vt - That there are no clergymen now settled in Grafton, two having been recently - dismissed That he can oblige to testify as to his veracity and their belief of his services in the Revolution That his pay in the last named service was stipulated at ten dollars a month That he recollects no farther particulars in regard to the time of his entering or leaving the service
Sworn and subscribed to on Peter M Saff Judge the same day and year last aforesaid
We R M Ely a clergyman of Rockingham Vt and David I Putnam recently president in Grafton hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Bar Thelmaus Fuller who has subscribed and sworn to the above that we believe him to be of the age he represents that he is reputed in his neighbourhood to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion - also that we believe him to be a man of truth and veracity and that his affidavits may be relied on also that he is a reputed member of the baptist church in good standing
David I Putnam Richard M. Ely
Sworn to & subscribed
the day & year above mentioned
Before
Peter M Saff Judge
and the said Bar Thelmaus Fuller after the introduction of the matter and after hearing the testimony of the witnesses presented by the other party and after due deliberation finds that the above is true and that the said Bar Thelmaus Fuller is a man of credit and said Richard M Ely is a clergyman of said Rockingham Vt and that their statements are entitled to credit
Peter M Saff Judge

I Ana Kings 2 d Clerk & Register of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the appointment of Bartholomew Fuller as a Pensioner -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this ninth day of August A D 1832.
Ana Kings 2 d
h o 1820.

Revolutions
21 761
INVALID.
File No. 21,761  Out
B. & Theodore Fuller
Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1893
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 148
[Arrangement of 1870.]

N o 1820 Bart, Fuller
Adm't
6 m o
private of artillery
Claimant
with letter

BRIEF in the case of  Bartholomew Fuller  of Windham Co. in the State of Vermont  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Probate Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 69 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years. Months. Days.     In 1776 April " " 12 enlisted as a volunteer & served for his father in the Mass. Militia Gen. Washington   " enlisted as a volunteer 1 sub. " Private Col. Bellamy   1780 " " 6 " " Jackson, Col. Brune, 3 d Reg. t Artill.  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Wrentham, Mass.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Documentary & traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
D. Brown Examining Clerk.

William Lloyd Jones & Co. Ltd.
Good Morning for the rest of the day
Dear Mr. Barlow I think I shall
Bartholomew Fuller 821 7th Street S.W. Mass.
Yours truly David Pitkin

Dear Sir, I believe that the woman was bound. Yours sincerely, G. A. Wilton